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Combine your favorite shades of Loft in an easy smock to dress up or down. Agnes is a pattern to knit more than once: two different color-blocking schemes are given, with varied proportions and an option for changing the sequence on the back, and the sleeves can be knit to slender or classic width. With gentle empire waist shaping and a gracious neckline, this oversize pullover is a garment for simple comfort.

Construction

• Versions I and II are alike in body shaping. There are two styles of sleeve to choose from: slim fit (shown on Version I) and classic fit (shown on Version II). The colorblock sequences are different for Versions I and II.
• The front and back are worked flat from the bottom up. The sleeves are worked flat from cuff to underarm. The pieces are sewn together. The neckband is picked up and worked circularly after garment assembly.
• Short Rows are used when shaping the shoulders.

Version I:

Fingering weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:

380 (410, 470, 500, 560, 585) yards Color 1 (C1)
900 (980, 1095, 1175, 1285, 1360) yards Color 2 (C2)
210 (255, 290, 360, 400, 485) yards Color 3 (C3)

Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g):

2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skeins C1, 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5) skeins C2, 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) C3

Photographed with slim sleeves in colors Fossil (C1), Cast Iron (C2), & Long Johns (C3)

Version II:

Fingering weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:

515 (565, 645, 700, 785, 840) yards Color 1 (C1)
555 (610, 685, 755, 820, 890) yards Color 2 (C2)
420 (465, 525, 585, 640, 700) yards Color 3 (C3)

Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g):

2 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4) skeins C1, 3 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4) skeins C2, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3) skeins C3

Photographed with classic sleeves in colors Woodsmoke (C1), Fossil (C2), & Snowbound (C3)

If working the garment in a single color:

1485 (1635, 1845, 2030, 2235, 2420) yards of fingering weight yarn
6 (6, 7, 8, 9, 9) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)

Yarn amounts listed are sufficient to make either classic sleeves or slim sleeves

Gauge

24 stitches & 36 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking

Needles

Size A (for Main Fabric)
One pair of straight needles or a 32″ circular needle and one 16″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Size B (for Garter Edging and Neckband)
One pair of straight needles or a 32″ circular needle and one 16″ circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used

Finished Dimensions

40 (44, 48, 52, 56, 60)” circumference at chest
Samples shown are size 44″ with + 11″ ease on model

Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern
Garter Stitch Selvedge
Short Rows: Yarn Over Method
Sewn Bind Off (Elizabeth Zimmermann’s method)

Skill Level

4 out of 5